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SBD/Issue 92/Sports Media
Blog Hound: Does June Trial Seal Sonics' Fate?
Published January 31, 2008
District Court Judge Marsha Pechman on Tuesday set a June 16 court date for the Sonics to attempt to break its Key Arena lease with the city of Seattle, effectively splitting the timeline between the Sonics' request for a March trial, and the city's request for an October date. Bloggers discuss whether the June date will send the Sonics to Oklahoma City, or whether the date is too close to the start of the '08-09 season for the move to happen this year.
| Sonics Insider Posted by: Burns6559 |
| “I have officially changed my fantasy basketball team names to the OKC Sonics, just getting prepared.” |
| SuperSonic Soul Posted by: Nuss |
| “The NBA must hate to have this hanging over the NBA Finals (for the 6 people watching it these days, anyway), and if you add in the NBA as a defendant and the possibility of David Stern having to testify during the Finals, wow, that's just bad PR of Bush Administration-proportions.” |
| Enjoy the Enjoyment Posted by: Seth Kolloen |
| “If you're hoping for some sympathetic sports fan of a judge, forget it. Marsha Perlman, who'll adjudicate the case, said: "I have almost no knowledge or no interest in professional sports.” |
| HorsesAss.Org Posted by: I-Burn |
| “Since one of the previous Sonics owners made sure that the Key Arena renovation would not work for major league hockey, and subsequently kept Seattle from getting an NHL team, I have been hoping they’d crash and burn.” |
| Booking-Daily Posted by: james reed |
| “Maybe in a few months we might sit in front of the TV and witness the new ‘Oklahoma city Supersonics.’” |
BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed the online buzz about the Seattle Sonic’s relocation trial date being set for June 16. Bloggers who felt an established trial date in June would ensure the team’s relocation to Oklahoma City were tallied positive, making up 30.77% of posts. Bloggers who felt the trial date would either delay or prevent a move altogether were counted as negative, representing 46.15% of the buzz. Click here for more info. See www.sportsbusinessdaily.com for more information.
- The topic ranked 3 out of 10 on the buzz, indicating a low level of interest.
- Positive sentiment stemmed from bloggers who believe the trial will move quickly, giving the Sonics enough time to convince other team owners and the league that the move will be beneficial.
- Negative sentiment came from bloggers who think the June court date is too close to the start of the following season to allow for relocation.
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